Dharmadam (State Assembly constituency)

Dharmadam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Pinarayi Vijayan of CPI(M).

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Dharmadam
ധർമ്മടം
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Dharmadom island
Existence2011 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,84,431 (2016)
Current MLAPinarayi Vijayan
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictKannur
Local Self Governed SegmentsAnjarakkandy, Chembilode, Kadambur, Muzhappilangad, Peralasseri, Dharmadom, Pinarayi and Vengad.

Local self governed segments

Dharmadam Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Anjarakkandy Grama Panchayat Kannur
2 Chembilode Grama panchayat Kannur
3 Kadambur Grama panchayat Kannur
4 Muzhappilangad Grama panchayat Kannur
5 Peralasseri Grama panchayat Kannur
6 Dharmadom Grama panchayat Thalassery
7 Pinarayi Grama panchayat Thalassery
8 Vengad Grama panchayat Thalassery

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Dharmadam Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Key

  CPI (M)  

Election Niyama Sabha Member Party Tenure
2011 13th K. K. Narayanan CPI(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Pinarayi Vijayan Incumbent

    Election results

    Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,84,431 registered voters in Dharmadam Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Dharmadam
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) Pinarayi Vijayan 87,329 56.84% 3.71
    INC Mambaram Divakaran 50,424 32.82% 9.18
    BJP Mohanan Mananthery 12,763 8.31% 4.67
    SDPI Tharammal Niyas 1,994 1.30% -
    NOTA None of the above 615 0.40% -
    Independent Divakaran M. Thiruvathira 354 0.23% -
    Independent Divakaran Moottil House 148 0.10% -
    Margin of victory 36,905 24.02% 12.89
    Turnout 1,53,627 83.30% 0.10
    CPI (M) hold Swing 3.71

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,63,674 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Dharmadam
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) K. K. Narayanan 72,354 53.13
    INC Mambaram Divakaran 57,192 42.00
    BJP C. P. Sangeetha 4,963 3.64
    Independent Poyilore Kunnumbrom Divakaran 871 0.64
    BSP Madhu S. Vayanan 797 0.59
    Margin of victory 15,162 11.13
    Turnout 1,36,177 83.20
    CPI (M) win (new seat)

    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
    2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Dharmadom". www.mapsofindia.com.
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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